HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Alpha and Integrity Servers

HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Alpha and Integrity Servers SPD 82.35.11
Network Upgrade
InfoServer network booting is supported for OpenVMS
installations and upgrades on any OpenVMS Alpha and
Integrity server systems that support OpenVMS. For
OpenVMS Integrity server systems, InfoServer network
booting is supported on all LAN cards (also referred to
as LAN devices or adapters) that are supported by EFI.
For both OpenVMS Alpha and Integrity servers Version
8.3 installations and upgrades, you can boot from a vir-
tual DVD/CD drive on the LAN using the OpenVMS In-
foServer software application. You can use the Open-
VMS InfoServer software application on all OpenVMS
Integrity server systems running Version 8.2-1 or higher
as well as on any Alpha systems running OpenVMS Ver-
sion 8.3 that support a DVD drive. This support provides
the additional advantage of allowing a network adminis-
trator to boot multiple OpenVMS systems on the network
from a single copy of the OpenVMS distribution CD or
DVD.
Using the InfoServer software application on Integrity
servers for network booting requires several one-time-
only configuration steps unique to OpenVMS Integrity
servers. Likewise, using the InfoServer software ap-
plication on OpenVMS Alpha servers requires an addi-
tional, one-time-only software configuration step. Any
configuration procedures that might have been per-
formed for network booting using an InfoServer hard-
ware system (traditionally used by Alpha systems) are
not valid for the OpenVMS I64 or OpenVMS Alpha In-
foServer application. Booting from the InfoServer soft-
ware application for OpenVMS on Integrity servers dif-
fers significantly from booting from the InfoServer hard-
ware system traditionally used by OpenVMS Alpha sys-
tems or from the InfoServer software application on
OpenVMS Alpha systems.
To install or upgrade the operating system over the net-
work, OpenVMS Integrity server systems must use the
InfoServer software application that is integrated with
the OpenVMS operating system. The InfoServer hard-
ware traditionally used by OpenVMS Alpha systems is
not equipped to handle DVD drives required for the
OpenVMS Integrity server distribution media. Open-
VMS Alpha systems can use the OpenVMS InfoServer
software application or the traditional InfoServer hard-
ware system that is independent of OpenVMS. Open-
VMS Alpha systems can boot from the distribution CD
on DVD drives (DVD drives support both DVDs and
CDs).
For additional information, please refer to the HP
OpenVMS Version 8.3 Upgrade and Installation Man-
ual.
Storage Options
AB378A 1-port 4Gb Fibre Channel
AB379A 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel
A9890A 2-port U320 Backplane RAID
A9891A 4-port U320 Backplane RAID
A6826A 2-port 2GB Fibre Channel
A7173A 2-port U320 SCSI
Combo Cards
AB290A PCI-X 2-port GigE (Copper) and 2-port
U320 SCSI Combo Card
AB465A PCI-X 2-port GigE (Copper) and 2-port
2GB Fibre Channel Combo Card
A9782A PCI-X 2GB FC/1000 Base-SX Combo
Card
A9784A PCI-X 2GB (Copper) 2GB FC/1000Base-
TX Combo Card
A6794A Procurium GigE LAN/SCSI Combo Card
A6869A Obsidian USB/VGA PCI Card
Tape Devices
SDLT 6000 Desktop Tape Drive
SDLT 160/320 Desktop Tape Drive
Ultrium 960 Desktop Tape Drive
Ultrium 460 Desktop Tape Drive
DAT 72 Desktop Tape Device
LTO 448 Desktop Tape Drive
1/8 Autoloader
SCSI Storage Shelves
DS2100 SCSI Storage Shelf
MSA30 SCSI Storage Shelf
MSA30MI 2-node Shared SCSI Storage Shelf
Miscellaneous Options
AB552A OpenVMS Keyboard and Mouse
A9803A Management Processor Card (for out
of band management and basic 2D
graphics)
AB551A Radeon 7500 Graphics 2D/3D Adapter
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